Taking the Leap
Clip: Season 2 Episode 19 | 9m 29sVideo has Closed Captions
A look at the brave entrepreneurs opening businesses mid-pandemic in Rhode Island.
The pandemic has forced many stores and restaurants to close. Yet, as unlikely as it seems, new businesses are opening at a record-breaking pace. With all the economic uncertainty caused by the coronavirus, who would take on such a challenge and why? Pamela Watts interviews local entrepreneurs in some of the small corners of Rhode Island who are living in a state of hope and taking the leap.
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Taking the Leap
Clip: Season 2 Episode 19 | 9m 29sVideo has Closed Captions
The pandemic has forced many stores and restaurants to close. Yet, as unlikely as it seems, new businesses are opening at a record-breaking pace. With all the economic uncertainty caused by the coronavirus, who would take on such a challenge and why? Pamela Watts interviews local entrepreneurs in some of the small corners of Rhode Island who are living in a state of hope and taking the leap.
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